Cyd Charisse, one of musical cinema's great icons, died yesterday aged 86. She died in Los Angeles, apparently from heart attack.
Charisse, born Tula Ellice Finklea, may not be well known to young movie fans, but her dancing in films of the 1940s and 50s made her one of the genre's best-known faces. Actually, it was her legs for which she became most famous. Her gams that went on for miles (and were said to be insured for a million dollars) were put to good use hoofing with Gene Kelly in Singin' In The Rain and Fred Astaire In Silk Stockings.
The clip below offers far better tribute than words can.